all right. saved by the door. tonight police owe their lives to a security addition at some apartments where they were conducting a drug raid. pat collins is live on the scene in forestville. pat? >> reporter: wenty, when cops go out to excuse a search warrant, they never know what they'll find out ear side of that door. is the doors are heavy, they're metal, and today they're credited for saving a cop's life. this is howt went down. early this morning, please raid their apartment. they're looking for drugs. i a no-knock raid. they take this battering ram. it weighs 90 pounds. they take it and hit that door, and hit that door. they hit that door so many times they have to get reserves to man the battering ram.

now, as they're doing this, the guy inside, he grabs the gun and opening fire. the bullet goes right into the door, right at the kill zone, but this steel door blocks that bullet. the police on the other side saved by the door. >> you hear about how dodge russ police work is every day, but en you look at that door, you see a very real and frightening example of just how dangerous their work is. >> as the cops are knocking down the door, they say the guy inside runs and tosses the gun out the apartment window. subtle but not too successful. it falls virtually right into the arms of some backup cops waiting outside. charged in the case 25-year-old jeremiah pearson. according to court records, he has at least three drug convictions, as well as a conviction for using a firearm while distributing drugs.

>> what did police find inside the apartment. >> officers found drugs, they found drug paraphernalia, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and that handgun. >> now, tonight in addition to all the other things suspect pearson is charged with, attempted murder. live in prince george's county pat collins, news4. there are new developments. it was a frantic scene, but right now the focus is on the funerals of the more than 200 victims that are under way in that country. tonight four people believed to be the club owners and two band members are being questioned. investigators believe the band ace pyrotechnics display malfunctioned. officials with the federal university of santa monica, san maria, no american students are believed to be among the dead. still to come tonight, we'll look at the dangers of night

clubs here at home. find out what to look out for during our full report on nightclub safety, coming up in our next half hour. d.c. police are trying to figure out who shot five people inside a nightclub over the weekend and trying to figure out why. it happened saturday around 2:00 in the morning. a gunman walked into the d.c. sound stage nightclub on bening road and opened fire. one woman and four men were hit. they are all expected to survive. that club is now shut down. a murder mystery is unfolding in landover maryland. in the 8500 block. this area has a lot of industrial buildings. police are not releasing the name of the victim yet. if we get any more information, we'll brim it to you. this week immigration reform takes center stage here in washington. >> we have to come to an agreement and immediate in the middle. >> i think everyone agrees it's

not beneficial for our cntry to have these people here hiding in the shattos. let's create a system to bring them forward. >> today a bipartisan group of senators unveiled the most ambitious immigration reform package since the last effort fell apart back in 2007. and tomorrow president obama will expand on the ideas that he addressed in his inaugural address last week. the maryland d.r.e.a.m. act helped create the momentum that led to the renewed immigration push. chris gordon has reaction from local activists. >> good evening, for two years, casa de maryland led for passage. there was a referendum. after opponents pill passing the act. for the children of undocumented immigrants who graduate high school and pay taxes. >> the mesge that maryland voters sent last november 6th

was absolutely instrumental to getting us to where we are on comprehensive immigration reform today. we showed by the thousands that people of maryland, people of this country, believe in inclusion and reject values of hate. >> reporter: now this inclusion of civil rights and faith groups, labor leaders and immigration advocates are calling for action on immigration reform in 2013. they say the time is right. >> its time for consensus in this country that can do justice for millions of people, but equally important can make our economy and our democracy be what it really should be. >> reporter: opponents of immigration reform vow to fight it. >> we have millions and millions of americans looking for jobs right now the illegals that are here broke the law, they do not deserve a pathway to citizen ship. >> veronica is from el salvador. she was separated from her

family for five years. she lives in maryland. her sister is a u.s. citizen. >> we want something right now, not 30 years from now, 40 years from now. i want a bright future, and yopd to be worried about oh, tomorrow i might get deported or i might not get deported, so something has to be done now. >> the call for action on immigration reform will lead to a massive demonstration, here in washington, d.c. on april 10th at the u.s. capitol. >> chris gordon, thank you. maryland has a new state delega delegate. he took the office after months of legal and political controversy that surrounded the seat. he previously served in the house from 1999 to 2003. last week governor martin o'malley tapped swain to -- she took a plea deal in two misconduct cases for allegedly stealing money from the general assembly.

this is a story first reported by nbc news today, about a dramatic policy change. for the boy scouts of america. the youth group is discussing a plan that would end the ban on gales. news4's jackie bensen explains how this change could impact one local group. >> reporter: the parents of cub pack 442 in the cloverly area, 20 miles from the nation's capital has found themselves at the center of a national controversy. last week the group was forced, at the rick of its charter from the boy scouts of america to erailings this statement -- packs 442 will not discriminate against any individual or family, based on race, religion, national original -- >> i think it caught families off-guard when the boy scouts of america came out and reaffirmed their ban on gale and lesbian individuals. a lot of us feel strongly that that's not right. >> reporter: the supreme court has ruled that the boy scouts

ban was lawful, because it is a privately funded organization, but nbc news has learned change appears on the horizon. a statement issued today from the organization's headquarters in texas reads -- currently, the bsa is discussing potentially removing the national membership restriction regarding sexual orientation. it goes on to say the chartered organizations that oversee scouting, and select leaders consistent with their organization's mission, principles or religious beliefs. >> just to show the kids, our sons, daughters, you know, to stand up for something you believe in. and to have it happen. >> also commended the work. in tacoma park maryland. for years they have worked to make mets feel welcome in their

group. in cloverly maryland, jackie bensen, news4. today's announcement comes year after protests. some parents in our area had to do serious juggling today when articling to schools decided to close up shop. while someids got a snow day, we went in search for answers about who made that call and why, when so many other schools just got a late start. tv host barbara walters is still hospitalized after a baud fall during inauguration week. now doctors have found another problem. hey, hey. hey. >> seriously, man. plus the chance to buy guns for gift cards gets nasty today when private buyers take over. at honda,

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a case of the chickenpox is keeping veteran barbara walter in the hospital tonight. she felt in washington more than a week ago, was taken in for treatment. walters was transferred to a hospital in new york, but doctors there wouldn't release her, as long as she had a fever. that's when they discovered that she had the chickenpox, an illness many people get at children. on "the view" today whoopi gold

berg said she told walters, no scratching. whooping cough cases have skyrocketed. it's created one of the worst outbreaks on record, new borns can't be vac nated last year 18 infaints died from this disease. erica edwards shows us how doctors are focusing on pregnant women to pass their immunity on to their babies. >> pregnant women will soon be asked to roll up their sleeves for a vaccine that doctors say will protect them and their newborn baby from one of the most contagious illnesses circulating right now. it's not the flu. it's whooping cough. >> there's a tremendous outbreak of whooping cough across the united states right now. the people and the children actually that's more susceptible to severe whooping cough are the children until 2 months of age. >> reporter: newborns can't get vac nated until they're two months old.

it takes five doses. a government advisory panel is trying to have babies immunized at birth by vac nating their mothers in the last trimester of pregnancy. this doctor was part of the panel that developed the recommendation. >> by vac nating mother, mother will pass her immunity to the baby. when the baby is born, that baby will have protection. >> reporter: but the vaccine is not perfect. kids who are fully immunized usually start to lose protection after about five years. boosters are recommended for adolescents and suggested for everyone over age 19. the organisms that cause these infectious diseases are still around us. if people do not get vac nated, then they run the risk of becoming infected. >> by adding pregnant women to the list of those who need the vaccine, doctors hope to make a drastic cut in infections among those who need the most protection. erica edwards, nbc news. the new recommendation calls

for womening to vac nated between the 27th and 36th weeks of pregnancy. we goat a warm-up on the way, and we cannot wait. >> we probably won't need the heavy coat, but most of all is a fact we won't be looking at any icy conditions for tomorrow morning's rush. let's head on over to the weather wall, see what's going on. we've got against cloud cover still out there. the clouds are hanging low. instead fog already with us, not all that sick yet, but that could change. we could be looking at paps during the overnight period to thicken up with the visibilities lower. well, amounts were high today, just up to the north of us, this is the rainfall that we picked up today. of course it was mostly an icy situation north of d.c., in fact that's where some of the totals were higher. gaithersburg, montgomery county, howard county, can you see 0.14, 0.18 of an inch in

precipitation. as far as the rain goes, check it out. it's breaking up up a lott of light showers. bethesda, flying off to the east. over in alexandria also wet. that's headed toward clinton. we won't dry out all the way, because fog is still a problem. even tomorrow afternoon we could have some areas of fog. we're at 44 degrees right now, your wind out of the south at 7 miles per hour. it's a light wind during the overnight period. during the overnight, too, we never drop below freezing.

what we'll see is this weather system, a warm front now west of washington. it will make its way northeastward. what that will do is allow milder air to move through the area. by tomorrow afternoon a few breaks in the cloud cover, i think late during the afternoon before the sun sets, but mild indeed. we'll stay in this mild pocket even on wednesday. warm air over us. that cold front will be a big clash hitting against the warm air as the cold air rushes in. a stormy situation for us, for wednesday afternoon. wednesday evening as well, as we go from rain to some thunderstorms, and as far as the potential of how much we could see, anywhere from half an inch, culpepper, manassas, even around d.c., toen a inch or more up to the north so quite a 37 to 40 degrees with a southwest rather

light wince. push up it to 60 degrees, and then feeling a lot like late even some flurries possible, but on saturday,s there's the possibility of us see an inch of rain or more. goes way up, and way back down. end of the week. >> thanks, veronica. small appliances may have a big impact on the environment. our liz crenshaw takes a look next at the ones that could be sucking up a lot of energy every time we use them. plus a look back at the life and legacy of a longtime

maryland legislator who died after being pulled from a fire at her home. the ravens get a super send-off before they sgloosh and a drag race closes a runway at a popular airport. the lamborghini showdown still ahead.

kids who are home-schooled in virginia, they may soon get a

chance to play sports at public high schools. today the so-called tebow bill took another attempt at passing, named after the nfl star who was alloyed to play football. virginia lawmakers first introduced this bill in 2005, but it has failed every year since. opponents say the bill gives home-schooled children trying to make a team an unfair advantage, because they don't have the same academic criteria as public school athletes. ♪ we got two tickets to paradise ♪ >> no, he didn't. >> that's safety ed reed, helping to get the crowd excited, with the rally at the inner harbor.

two blowers and two teams very similar to each other. they touched down in the big easy just an hour ago. their last trip game to the big name in 2001, the fifth season of ray lewis's seventh season. dan hellie is getting ready for the game and the madness of the week. >> reporter: jason, when you're in new orleans, and when you're on bourbon street, the best place to be is above bourbon street. that's where we are right now.

this is something we're not going to be seeing a lot of this week, peaceful dining, empty tables. bourbon street will look nothing like it does right now, because it's the calm before the storm, i guess we could say. both teams have arrived in town. the ravens landed just a short time ago. san francisco got here last night. the 49ers med the media already today for a second time. >> some people i saw a comment on the fact that the team wasn't taking pictures or video cameras when they were coming off the flight last night. that was not addressed by anybody. nobody talked about that. that was, you know, just something our team didn't do. but, you know, suffice it to say, we trust our team. >> so the ravens will be talking soon to the media. we'll be hearing from them coming up at 6:00. tomorrow, of course, that's the big media today, the huge spectacle where you see the costumes and players on the

podiums, coaches, everybody talking to 5,000 members of the media. maybe even more packed into the super dome to hear from both teams, san francisco going to go first at 10:00, then we'll hear from the ravens at 12:15. don't want to miss media today. jason, i'll see you again in a few minutes. coming up later on "news4 at 6," we'll have more from new orleans and the super bowl coverage continues. look mighty fine down there. the s.a.g. awards, and -- >> plus a program that began with police trying to buy back guns with anyone just selling guns in the streets. there are questions tonight whether this is even legal. >> the roads here are clear, so

why was school canceled in this local county today.

right snow authorities in that country have four people in custody in connection with the fire, investigators believe a band's pyrotechnics display sparked the blaze. a make push on one of the hottest issues on the presidential campaign.

today a bipartisan group of senators unveiled the most ambitious piece of reform since the last plan went down in flames in '07. the policy could change allowing organization toss decide for themselves. there have been years of protests over this policy. let's fast-forward to -- veronica? >> much easier than our morning for travel. >> you can see an early part of the day when we have the snow, the sleet, the freezing rain over it. the green, that's the rain down to the south. by the time we got to midmorning, late morning, we changed over to all rain. just rain, some light showers left around areas of loudoun county, montgomery, and down south toward charles and

stafford. all making its way out of here, so by the time we get to 7:00, 8:00, we'll start drawing up a bit more. by the time we get to 11:00 p.m. cool for us. not looking that bad either, but what we will have to deal with tomorrow at times is some fog. huge warm-up coming our way for midweek. we'll talk more about that with another look at your four-day forecast. back to you. >>. they got to sleep in. most kids enjoyed a two-hour delay start to the week. >> one local judds decided no the to mess with mother nature at all. adam tuesday is live with more on why the officials there opted to give everyone a three-day weekend. >> reporter: this is lee highway in north arlington. the road is pretty much dry.

the place ground empty, add the books closed. some parents shocked the kids didn't have school. >> total surprise, yes. i checked my phone at 5:45, expecting a two-hour delay. >> but the message that she got was that schools were closed. >> guys, let's go finish eating. >> for the family, a day home means dad had to stay home from work and three young boys, ben, oliver and sam in the fourth and second grades in pre-k need to find ways to stay busy. arlington was the only one to shut down. loudoun county schools were also closed.

on the facebook page, plenty of complaints about the decision to shut down, one comment reads -- what am i missing here? another says -- completely do not understand the decision. one more says -- what a waste of a day off. arlington county refused an on-camera interview but sent a statement -- we were being told that forecasters were predicting freezing roads. . so we erred on the sign of, easy to see the roads were pretty clear. the family wants just more communication from the county so they know how the decision was made. >> you know, when there's a foot of snow outside, everyone is happy and sledding, so today is a day on computers for the kids while we work. arlington county did -- that kids within a certain distance of schools have to walk to those schools, but the county tells us that did not play a role in the decision to close schools today.

reporting live in arlington. adam tuss, news4. tonight alexandria residents have an easy way to report problems, make complaints or seek city services. the city has just launched an on-line service called call, click/connect. residents can make a report that is automatically routed to the proper department. people are also given a tracking number to follow the progress of their concern oar their complaint. >> what allows citizens to do is not get lost in the sim when they file a complaint online or via phone. what will happen is that it will get recorded instantly. they'll get an instant response in terms of how much time it will take to be responsive. >> the system also delivers important information to the city, providing summaries that could reveal emerging problems. tonight maryland's lawmakers are remembering a former teacher and delegate who paved the way for women of color.

christine joans died over the weekend after a house fire. prince george's county bureau chief traciee wilkins has more on jones' legacy. >> i just can't imagine how others feel about her death. >> chris steen jones was a trailblazer. as the first african-american woman elected to the general assembly for prince george's county, she laid the groundwork for countless women to follow at every level of maryland government. >> she experienced some things, paved the path, did things that probably made it very easy for me. it was easier, because christine jones was there. >> me personally she helped me. she said she mentored her when she first ran.

she passed on saturday. jones lost her husband several years ago. she leaves behind a son and grandchild. while the county has lost a legend, those who knew and loved her have lost a mentor. >> when i heard that she had passed, i was just silent for a moment. to know that she was no longer here. she was no longer a person i could call and say christine, what about this? >> prince george's county fire officials are still investigating the cause of thursday's fire. coming up on "news4 at 6," prince george's county and the maryland general assembly are very when they first ran for office. what was it like for her then? we talked with people who are then. tracy aye wilkins, news4. no funeral arrangements for the delegate have been made.

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hows of defense department workers are about to be out of a job. the pentagon says it's lays off many of the 46,000 temporary and contract workers. the rest of the workforce would face furloughs of one day a week without pays that would last the rest of the 2013 year. it's all in an effort to manage the billions, said to kick in march 1st. president obama and vice president joe biden met with police from across the country today, to talk about ways to

stem gun violence. >> we recognize that this is an issue that elicits a lot of passion. no group is pour -- that's where the rubber hits the road. >> the president noted it would take the cooperation of congress to pass the bulk. his goals include restricting access with assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips, as well as universal background checks for all gun buyers. the first witnesses were called to the stand for the trial of a baltimore man. michael johnson is charged with the murder of 16-year-old felicia barnes that occurred in 2010. today barnes' older sister testified johnson tried to make a pass at felicia six months before the murder. the prosecution is also expected to call a man to the stand who says he witnessed the crime. she went missing while she was

visiting her parents in baltimore. it's a national day of mourning in brazil. that tragedy may be worlds away, but there are warning signs to work at here at home. >> hundreds lost their lives, look forward to make sure you can get out of a building in case of an emergency. >> i'm liz crenshaw. when shopping for small appliances, there's a new way to figure out how much energy they consume. my story is coming up. some of the warmest air since mid december, our temperatures going way up, and then way back down. what will we get with that warm ought? i'll tell you.

tonight jurors are mulling over the first day of testimony in the murder of a clarendon community eischen. 26-year-old javon martin is charged with killing and robbing carl diener. he was beaten and stabbed in the early morning hours. he was on his way to one of hi part-time jobs at a local gym. that crime sent a shockwave thus arlington. his cousin has already pled guilty in this case. it happened in just a matter of machines. more than 200 people killed when a nightclub burt into flames in brazil. while it may not be top of mind when you're out and about, there are some things that can help you stay safe in night clubs. darcy espner tells us what to look for. >> hundreds lost their lives when a nightclub went up in

flames. that was the reaction from prince george's county mark mayshore. he says what happened in brazil was very similar to what happened at a rhode island club a decade ago. people tried trying to escape the. >> in most of the cases, people walked into a front door, and that's all they knew, and when panic and fear struck, they reverted back to what they knee, which was that front door. >> we checked in with area juddss, that they generally don't allow pyrotechnic displays. officials say it's overcrowding and panic that can lead to tragedy. here's what look look for. lighted exit signs, pushdown fire alarmts of the smoke detectors and sprinklers, and a second exit door. >> that second exit has to be equipped with one of those, a pan irk bare in case you have to

get out. and check out the posts occupancy permit to make sure the club isn't too packed. >> the other thing is leave. if you find yourself in that situation, you shouldn't put yourself in a situation that you know is going to be unsafe. area fire departments tell me they do inspections regularly. they worry about the ones who try to skirt the law. >> as long as we continue that aggressive approach, we minimize the potential of that happens. darcy spencer, news4. we started the day with freezing rain, some sleet, and things are going to start feeling a bit tropical around here in the next couple days. >> yes, they are, bring it, veronica johnson is in the storm center with conditions right now. it's not going to be nearly as cold as it's been. >> no, it's not. we'll stay well above freezing, no trap probably, but what we will see is the fog out there, because this warm air is coming up over areas that still have a bit of snow oregon, but i'll tell you what.

the next two days will eat away at any winter precipitation that's left hanging on. the temperatures right now, we do have 30s showing up our our map. you head down south around warrenton, in areas around manassas, and we're mid 40s to upper 40s right now. during the overnight period, as i said, staying above freezing, we'll see some 34 degrees temperatures showing up way around here. into haguerstown, but generally between 36 and 38 degrees throughout our area for a start tomorrow morning. a look at the highs by day, we're not even going to need the coat tomorrow. how about a nice jacket? 58 to 60 degrees, areas up north, gaithersburg, around germantown, they're 57 degrees, green belt temperature, 58

degrees, false church in herndon, seeing the high tomorrow, 69 degrees, we won't see a lot of sunshine tomorrow coming our way, areas of fog even in the morning, not going to see any rain, but it is going to be mild throughout the entire area. in fact, much of the mid-atlantic, much of the east will be warming up in a big way, all out ahead of this stormy front that will be coming in late in the day on wednesday. i can assure you that it's going to bring quite a bit of rain to the area. stormy conditions, even the possibility of lightning, too, could be looking at totals on rail that compete an inch. so again that's midweek, but look at the warm-up, 59 degrees your high for tomorrow. 69 degrees the high for wednesday, as the front comes through, we'll see temperatures drop probably on thursday, and it's going to be turning windy as well, getting back to wind at the end of the week with a high of just 39 degrees. we go from nice like spring back to wind, and even this weekend,

we feel like we could see a few flurries. >> a bit of everything. hey, when shopping for big appliances, consumers have learned to comparison shop, the energy cost as well as the price tags. when it comes to countertop, how do you know how much energy it takes to run them. >> liz crenshaw is the way with one local company is adding it all up for you. >> it's an interesting way. big appliances lie washing machines, dish washers, tagged with labels displaying the centering costs. so what if you could cost, in addition to the price. one local exude is rating small appliances based just on that. >> it made us look at the relevance of the brands we were carrying. >> gina shaffer holds several ace hardware stores. on her store shelves are small appliances for sale, like toasters and coffee makers. attached to them, the cost to

buy them and the cost in energy to run them. >> we think our customers deserve to know how much it's costing them to use their appliances when they come in and make a purchase. >> reporter: when you buy a dish washers or refrigerator, you see the energy star label that calculates the energy cost. but there's no such government program for small appliances. that's why a local company stepped in. >> we rate products for their energy efficiency. >> john jabara is the founder of the labs. his company conducts independent testing of small appliances, and rates products for environment impact. >> a lot of people would be surprised that these small appliances cost more to run their they do to buy. >> they have the testing done at the university of maryland's center for advanced life cycle engineering, or calce. >> primarily in your kitchen, the energy level shows two

things, it shows the energy costs, and the carbon footprint of that energy. >> compared two different brand coffee makers. while they use similar amounts of energy when brewing, in standby mode, they are vastly different. this coffee maker uses ten watts. this coffee maker uses 0.3 watts in standby. >> we found some of the most energy hungry coffee maker to cost over $200 over their lifetime, where the more energy-efficient ones cost $30 to run. for a product that might cost you $50, that's a lot of money. >> information that they are sharing with stores and consumers. >> they're going to be the price tag that tells them this is $24.99. gives them the lifetime energy cost of this particular coffee maker, and then will tell you that it's over five years. >> so 24 for the machine, $51 over five years to run it. >> yes. >> reporter: new numbers that

allow consumers to comparison shop more accurately. >> i think it's an excellent idea. they do it for everything else. >> reporter: if someone said a coffee maker will cost $100 to run over five years or cost $50 to run over five years, would that make a difference which coffee maker you bought? >> absolutely. as tight as things are today, absolutely. save some money. >> so participating stores that want to carry the rating, pay the subscription fee, it says it has 500 products in the database and nine categories of products, so kind of an interesting matching of trying to help people save energy. >> especially when and you have lot of appliances. >> right in our backyard. >> yes. >> and university of maryland, too. >> yeah. hey, let's check out what stories are trending online today. >> first up, ben affleck's "argo" heads into the oskars with a golden globe and s.a.g.

award to its name. the best ensemble cast award last fight. daniel day-lewis got best actor. best actress went to jennifer lawrence. there had been talk about a possible wardrobe malfunction, but a spokesperson for dior couture said the dress had been designed that way on purpose. >> designed what way? anyway, a popular designer with local roots is on his way to the home shopping in the work. christian siriano will be part of the network's spring fashion series starting in february. his collection of skirts, tops, jackets, dresses will range from $80 to $170, he calls the collection romantic and powerful all at the same time. he's from annapolis, the winner of the fourth season of the hit show "project runway." oh, hello there, could i please speak to kate, my

granddaughter? >> the folks behind that prank call are officially off the air for good. today fm australia canceled the radio program that prank called the hospital where kate middleton had been saying. the host posed as the queen and prince of wales. the nurse who took the call later committed suicide. guns for cash, people are making deals in the streets. we'll tell you about the spur of the moment business that is flourishes in the wake of a national tragedy. plus a dramatic change proposed. nbc's pete williams joins us next. plus a state of chaos, the latest on the protests in egypt.

gun buyback programs are gaining new momentum this year in the wake of the newtown school shooting. people are pouring into police stations to turn in their guns for gift cards. >> hundreds of people showed up at an event in seattle. some folks were there for an entirely different reason. >> reporter: a full block away from a seattle police gun buyback. >> give you $200. >> the competition. >> i couldn't figure it out at first. >> reporter: it caused gridlock, and private buyers swooped in. >> it's a historical gun.

>> i would rather see it turned back into the gun community, use it to promote the shooting sport. >> reporter: others at mitted it was for profit. there were plenty willing to make the sail on the product. >> i'll sell to whoever gives me the most money. wouldn't you? >> reporter: in a very public face. >> no cameras. >> i told you not to take my picture. >> these men wanted privacy. >> reporter: they were even prepared to get physical. eager buyers met with reluctant, too. >> i'm serious, man. >> trying to get them off the street, aren't we? i'm a licensed -- >> why would this be legal? this is not a gun show. >> in the state of washington it's legal. >> legal in the state of washington. >> that's too bad. that makes us gun owners look

bad, when you guys are all out here. >> i know the rights and laws. >> for christy green. >> we've been here about probably 45 minutes. >> reporter: it was a long way. >> a little discouraging. >> reporter: she wanted her gun to go to police. with a turnout like this, officers ran out of girt cards fast. >> i want to be rid of it. i don't care about the cash. >> reporter: the event ended early, but private buyers -- >> yeah, there's a handgun in there as well. >> stayed open for business. right now at 6:00, a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. tonight leading senators push what could be the most significant immigration reform in years. icy roads this morning, now you might want to get ready for a temperature roller coaster ride. the jury is weighing the options of a virginia police officers. good evening, eyen d